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MARINE PRODUCTS OF COMMERCE 



About half of the catch in Florida is taken in bully nets, the remainder is caught 

 with traps, grains, hoop nets, seines, and hooks. The "bully" is a small hoop net, 

 15 to 18 inches in diameter, 2 feet or more in depth, and with mesh of 1/4-inch 

 bar measure. It is used chiefly in water 10 feet deep or less where the bottom can 



(.Courtesy U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service) 



Fig. 30-6. The spiny lobster or sea crayfish {Panulims inter- 

 ruptus ) . 



be seen. The fishing is better at night, as during the day many lobsters conceal 

 themselves under rocks, sponges, and corals. At night a lamp similar to a street 

 lamp is fastened to the bow of the boat, thus enabling the fisherman to examine 

 the bottom. Traps constructed of galvanized-iron wire are commonly used for 

 catching the spiny lobsters in deep water. This is the chief source of supply during 

 the summer months when the lobsters retire to deeper water. 



Crawford and de Smidt (1923) have described the marketing of the Florida 

 crayfish as follows: 



"The spiny lobsters are taken to tlie local markets ali\e, having been kept in the wells 

 where there was a free circulation of water. . . . 



